| Language(s) | Middle English |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | 1. "John's town" 2. "St John's town" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Johnstone |
Johnston is in most cases a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland. Historically, the surname has been most common throughout Scotland and Ireland.
Etymology
This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name John and tone or toun ("settlement" in Middle English, literally meaning "John's town".
People with the surname Johnston
A–E
- Alan Johnston (born 1962), BBC correspondent
- Albert Johnston (rugby league) (1891–1961), Australian rugby league footballer
- Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Texian, American, and Confederate general
- Alexander Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Andrew Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Andrew Galbraith Johnston (died 1886), brewer of Oakbank, South Australia
- Anthony Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Arnrid Johnston (1895–1972), Swedish sculptor and illustrator
- Arthur Johnston (poet) (1587–1641), Scottish physician and poet
- Arthur Johnston (fl. 1877), British bell maker with Gillett & Johnston
- Arthur Johnston (composer) (1898–1954), American composer and songwriter
- Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke (1933–2015), British peer
- Arthur Johnston (politician) (born 1947), Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Ben Johnston (disambiguation)
- Bertie Johnston (1880–1942), known as Edward Johnston, Australian politician
- Bill Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Bob Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Brian Johnston (1912–1994), British broadcaster and cricket commentator
- Brian Johnston (rugby league), Australian professional rugby league footballer and administrator
- Cameron Johnston (American football), Australian-born American football punter
- Charles Johnston (disambiguation), several people, including
- Christina Johnston (born 1987), British operatic soprano
- Clay Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Clyde M. Johnston, American politician from Wisconsin
- Dale Johnston (curler), Canadian curler
- Daniel Johnston (1961–2019), musician
- Daryl Johnston (born 1966), American football fullback, nicknamed "Moose"
- David Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Denis Johnston (1901–1984), Irish playwright
- Dick Johnston (1863–1984), American baseball player
- Donald James Johnston, former Canadian politician and the Secretary General of the OECD
- Edward Johnston (disambiguation), several people, including
- Elizabeth Johnston Evans Johnston (1851–1934), American philanthropist and social worker
- Elmer E. Johnston (1898–1985), American politician
F–L
- Fergus Johnston (born 1959), Irish composer
- Francis Earl Johnston, commander of 1st NZ Infantry Brigade, World War 1
- General Washington Johnston (1776–1833), American lawyer and politician
- George Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Gerald MacIntosh Johnston, Canadian Broadway stage actor
- Greg Johnston (rower) (born 1959), New Zealand Olympic rower
- Harold I. Johnston, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Harry Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Hunter Johnston (born 1980), American professional wrestler, known as Delirious
- Isabel Marion Weir Johnston, pioneering woman student
- Ivan Murray Johnston (1898–1960), American botanist
- James Johnston (disambiguation)
- Jenifer Johnston, Scottish journalist
- Jennifer Johnston (disambiguation)
- Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman
- Joe Johnston (born 1950), American film director
- John S. Johnston (c.1839–1899), American maritime photographer
- John W. Johnston (1818–1889), American lawyer and politician
- Joseph E. Johnston, American and Confederate general
- Julanne Johnston (1900–1988), American actress
- Julie Johnston (born 1992), maiden name of American soccer player Julie Ertz
- Ken Johnston (journalist), Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster
- Kristen Johnston, American actress
- Larry Johnston, NHL ice hockey player
- Levi Johnston, American model and entertainer
- Luke Johnston (born 1993), Scottish footballer
- Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist
M–Z
- Maria I. Johnston, American author and editor
- Mary Johnston, American novelist and women's rights advocate
- Matt Johnston, American television and film producer
- Max Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Means Johnston Jr. (1916–1989), United States Navy admiral
- Michael Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Naazmi Johnston (born 1988), Australian Olympic gymnast
- Nannette Johnston (1782–?), British actress
- Ollie Johnston, American pioneer of motion picture animation
- Patrick Johnston (medieval courtier), producer of plays, probable lost 15th-century Scottish poet
- Quentin Johnston (born 2001), American football player
- Reginald Johnston, Scottish teacher of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China
- Richard F. Johnston, American ornithologist, academic and author
- Rita Johnston, Canadian politician
- Robert Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Rod Johnston (born 1974), Scottish radio presenter
- Roger Johnston (1930–2020), Australian politician
- Roger Johnston (musician) (?–2004), American drummer and founding member of the rock bank The Monks
- Ron Johnston, New Zealand speedway rider
- Ron J. Johnston, British geographer
- Ross Johnston, Canadian ice hockey player
- Samuel Johnston (disambiguation), several people
- Sarah Johnston (born 1982), birth name of Australian politician Sarah Mitchell
- Sex W. Johnston, pseudonym of Irish poet John W. Sexton
- Shaneez Johnston, Australian rhythmic gymnast
- Stiven De Johnston, 14th-century founder of the Scottish Hilton Clan
- Sue Johnston, English actress
- Suzanne Johnston (born 1958), Australian operatic mezzo-soprano
- Tarik Luke Johnston, known as "Rvssian", Jamaican music producer
- Teri Johnston, American politician and first openly lesbian woman to be elected as a Florida mayor
- Terry D. Johnston (born 1947), American politician and businesswoman
- Tom Johnston (disambiguation)
- Trent Johnston (born 1974), Irish cricketer
- Willie Johnston, Scottish footballer
- Wyatt Johnston (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player
- Zoë Johnston, British singer-songwriter
See also
- Johnstone (surname)
- Johnston McCulley (1883–1958), American writer best known as the creator of Zorro
- Clan Johnstone, a Scottish clan
- Johnson
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